I don't want to be a political blogger, but I know some of my more right-leaning friends and family members check in here and thought I'd share this link.http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=e2f1... [...]
A few weeks ago, Book of Joe, a blog that features interesting/cool/quirky products featured a dog doorbell. It immediately reminded me of the bells Baxter rings to go outside, called Poochie Bells. ... [...]
Someone I know works with a woman who took in her niece after her brother got very sick. The child's mother is not in the scene at all. This is for a $5000 prize for a quincinera. Estrella is a real... [...]
For the last eight weeks, Baxter has been in obedience classes. As I wrote before, the trainer said he could skip puppy classes because he has mastered all the material that would have been taug... [...]
It's been a while since I posted some pictures of Baxter. Every pictures I take goes on Flickr, but just in case you don't want to do any clicking...Meeting Marc's sister's dogs:Treats, please!A... [...]
The "feel good moment" of the night came while I was watching the news and saw a story of a local soldier who has been stationed in Iraq surprising his kids at their elementary school in Louisa. The ... [...]
It seems like I'm hearing more stories about crime in the area than usual. I wonder if this i just my perception or if there's data to back that up. Lately, there have been at least three "smash and... [...]
I finally joined the ranks of the Mac users. The transition is a bit much right now, but I'm enjoying figuring things out. I'll have iMovies to show any day now.Yeah right. [...]
I've seen the aftermath of vehicles hitting the train bridge over University Avenue by Orbit, but had never seen anyone actually hit the bridge until about five minutes ago. An RV was turning le... [...]
Whenever I tell people about the deceptive practices of LOL, people are surprised. Happily, The New York Times got on the story back in September with some pretty interesting results. On t... [...]
I sent an email to Karen Quinllen at All Things Pawssible yesterday to ask her about putting Baxter into training classes. Her reply surprised me...based on what I told her (that Bax already kno... [...]
I'm back from a few weeks of travel and from a few weeks of quiet time during Baxter's recovery. I'm happy to report that a) Baxter is doing beautifully (pics below) and is a happy, active, heal... [...]
Last week, when Baxter had just gotten sick, I felt a pang of jealousy when I drove home from the pharmacy (I was buying a medicine dropper to feed him with) and saw my neighbors playing with their do... [...]
We got the call to go to Goochland to pick up Baxter yesterday morning. The surgeon said he ate that morning as if he had never seen food before and that we had to come get him quickly before so... [...]
On Wednesday night, Baxter woke me up every hour, on the hour, to take him out. I'll spare the details, but he was going potty every time and losing lots of water. By 11 AM Thursday, we knew something... [...]
Dr. Hawthorne took Baxter's chest tube out a few hours ago and she said he should be much more comfortable now. He can't eat yet, so they are keeping him at the VRCC for the night. We'll p... [...]
My beautiful, adorable puppy is in the hospital with an IV in his arm. Please pray for him. Update: The vet things he either ate something that's making him sick or he has a parasite. He's... [...]
I was reading some news on MS-NBC when a link to a Newsweek blog caught my eye. It said "Freegan Girl: 30 days without buying anything". I'm a fan of buying locally, but I'm not sure I cou... [...]
The trauma that was Baxter's first bath was hilarious. While I couldn't snap pictures during the ordeal, I did get a few afterwards. The sad eyes were huge for about a minute when he colla... [...]
Yesterday afternoon, I was adopted by the sweetest, smartest golden retriever puppy. Little Baxter is a dream puppy...playful, but not agressive, affectionate, but not clingy. The best par... [...]
Today, Craigslist taught me that I'm not alone in my frustration with the Charlottesville SPCA. It seems that there are plenty of people upset with how the shelter is run (see SPCA posts in the ... [...]
M's sister is the dog fairy (tooth fairy, but with dogs). She knows someone who knows someone (huh?) who unexpectedly had 12 golden retriever puppies fall into his lap...well, really, out of his... [...]
I found a pup that caught my eye earlier this week on Petfinder. The listing says he's in foster care and that you had to fill out an application to even see him (understandable...why bother the... [...]
For years, I've said that I'd get a dog one day. Buying my condo seemed to pave the way, though I was concerned that it was too small for the dog I wanted (a big one!). However, when my fr... [...]
With luck, by 7 AM tomorrow, we'll be headed towards West Virginia and the All Good Music Festival. I've one upped myself as far as organizing the packing this year, so loading up the car should... [...]
Folly Beach in Charleston seems to have a problem with overly aggressive police officers. A resident brought this article from Charleston's City Paper to my attention. It's the result of a... [...]
I feel like All Good snuck up on me this year. There's a small mountain of supplies by the door and emails are bouncing around between friends in various locations to nail down a meet up spot fo... [...]
I've wasted a good amount of time watching Live Earth today. Conclusions: Sting is poop. Stuart Copeland is still the best member of The Police. Kanye West needs to go away ("We can ... [...]
NOTE: Something is clearly wrong with MySpace today and my photos won't show up here. I took about 250 pictures last Friday during our trip to the Virginia Safari Park. It was more fun than I co... [...]
Those are from a setbreak at the Widespread Panic shows this past weekend at Red Rocks in Colorado. I wasn't there, but I hope to see a show there one day. ... [...]
I pretty much hate fast food (except for Wendy's fries, which I break down and buy once or twice a year). I think most fast food items look revolting, regardless of whether a food artist has arr... [...]
I had four credits for buying some tickets and I just used one to buy WSP's version of Crippled Inside from the John Lennon tribute album. So, I have three left. I can't decide how to use them.&... [...]
After years of dragging my heels because they didn't have gapless play back (critical for those who listen to live music), I finally bought an iPod this weekend. Since realizing that iTunes is a... [...]
My recent thoughts about hair had me searching out a community of people I came into contact with a few years ago, when I had my last Locks of Love cut (LOL is bad...read back a few months for entries... [...]
I got a few projects done on Saturday and thought I'd share the results. First of all, I finally found Moroccan lanterns that I like and hung them over the bar. Second, I hung my new bedro... [...]
In my last entry about animals for the day, I thought I'd share that I have worms.It's really gross. They come in under the front door (though I've replaced the seal on the sweeper, they still g... [...]
I thought I'd also share photos of a little guy who decided to join me at work the other day. This thing was so scary looking that I had to snap a few photos before I launched it out the window.... [...]
On my way home from work, I often see the coolest "frisbee dogs" I've ever seen. Yes, I know they are actually border collies, but I like to call them disc dogs or frisbee dogs. :)Anyway, ... [...]
I try to give the little birds who come to my feeder a nice place to rest. I buy good quality seed (as opposed to my neighbor upstairs who just buys sunflower seed...shells that fall on my patio... [...]
Comparing my profile photo, taken the night of my last hair cut (election day 2004) with pictures I took this morning (below), I think my hair might be the longest it's ever been. It's time to d... [...]
L'Etoile is one of those restaurants I've wanted to try, but haven't managed to get to yet. Well, after hearing my friends' experience there last Friday, I'll never step foot in the place. ... [...]
The bedroom painting is done...for now. I still need to paint he ceiling and I think I'd like to finish things off with crown mouldings and some braided chord as trim, but for now, the painting ... [...]
This is a pretty amazing page, created by artist Chris Jordan. The pictures depict America's consumption in a way that really hits home. The number of aluminum cans used in 30 seconds, the... [...]
I have always thought that my self-esteem was pretty good...I'm proud of my education and where I've gotten in my career thus far. I know I have nice hair and that I dress nicely. On Monda... [...]
The third (fourth?) coat is on and the walls are looking better! I think one more coat will finish the job. At this rate, I'll paint the last coat tomorrow after work, then move furniture ... [...]
I started what was supposed to be a quick home improvement project on Saturday, painting my bedroom. I taped off the baseboards, windows, and doors and primed with a grey tinted primer (best for... [...]
A little birdie told me that a certain musician from Charlottesville has inquired about the possbility of treating the Hokies to a free show when they go back to school in the fall. What a nice ... [...]
I don't know why I always skip over writing about Saturday when I got to a festival. Perhaps it's because it's always the longest day. So, this is an addition to the longer Jazzfest entry ... [...]
*I couldn't get these to post in order, so I'm reposting them as one, big entry.*I used to write recaps of my festival trips for my music trading friends. It was a great exercise and every once ... [...]
